Anagrams of olibanums
Word olibanums has
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- olibanum
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noun,
frankincense.
- bimanous
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adjective,
having two hands, especially as distinct from feet.
- bismanol
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noun,
a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- alumino-
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- albumins
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noun,
any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.
- laminous
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adjective,
laminate; laminose.
- albumin
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noun,
any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.
- Osmanli
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noun,
an Ottoman.
- albinos
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- umbonal
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adjective,
having the shape or appearance of an umbo; bosslike:
- Albinus
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noun,
Alcuin.
- Moulins
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noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- omnibus
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noun,
bus1 (def 1).
- amnios
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- amino-
-
- Nimbus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.
- moulin
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noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- basion
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- iambus
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noun,
iamb.
- nubias
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noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- alumni
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noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumin
-
- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- monial
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noun,
a mullion.
- Molina
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- lumbo-
-
- Bosnia
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noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- bauson
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noun,
a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- numis.
-
- Somali
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noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- somni-
-
- bonsai
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noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- oilman
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- animus
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noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- Mobius
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noun,
August Ferdinand [ou-goo st fer-di-nahnt] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1790–1868, German mathematician.
- Anubis
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noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- busman
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noun,
a person who operates a bus.
- Busoni
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noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- aniso-
-
- Siouan
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noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- Siloam
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noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- limbas
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noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- linums
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Musial
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noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- Salmon
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noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- muslin
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noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- albino
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- limbos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- Albion
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noun,
Alebion.
- labio-
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- Alboin
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noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- labium
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noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- albums
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noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Lisbon
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- almous
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noun,
alms.
- limbus
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noun,
limbo1 .
- Sabin
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noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- limbs
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noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- manos
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noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- bolus
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noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- bolas
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noun,
bola (def 1).
- mails
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noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- limbo
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- boils
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noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- loams
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noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Smail
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noun,
snail mail.
- Manus
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- snail
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noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Blois
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- Lamus
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noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- Mason
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noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- limba
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noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- Blain
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- bison
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noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- Osman
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noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- mauls
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noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- biol.
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- binal
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adjective,
double; twofold.
- limas
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Liman
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noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- bonus
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noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- limos
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noun,
a limousine.
- bosun
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noun,
boatswain.
- 30-30
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- loans
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noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- insol
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- Linus
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- in-lb
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- lobus
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noun,
a lobe.
- Islam
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noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Louis
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noun,
louis d'or.
- Linum
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Simon
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noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- omni-
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- simul
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- Sambo
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noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- iambs
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- Sloan
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noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- lumb-
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- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sino-
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- salon
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noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- salmi
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noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Linos
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noun,
linoleum.
- lunas
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- onium
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- Omani
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- slain
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noun,
sley.
- Limon
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noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- Laius
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- limns
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Libau
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noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- bason
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noun,
a basin.
- basin
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noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- ambi-
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- Ambon
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noun,
ambo.
- ambos
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noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- amin-
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- Mosul
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noun,
a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.
- monas
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noun,
monad.
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alum.
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- anim.
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- anis-
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- molas
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noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- moils
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noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Sumba
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noun,
one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in Indonesia, S of Flores. 4306 sq. mi. (11,153 sq. km).
- moans
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noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Sonia
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noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- alums
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noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- ulans
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noun,
uhlan.
- aulos
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noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Nabis
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- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- naso-
-
- Naomi
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noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- nails
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Unami
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- aboil
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adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- umbos
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noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- Nubia
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noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- nomas
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noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Musil
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noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- ulnas
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noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- muons
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noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- album
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noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- Almon
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noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Aloin
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- Milos
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noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Minos
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noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- solan
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noun,
a gannet.
- BALUN
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noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- minus
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noun,
minus sign.
- numbs
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adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- minas
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- solum
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noun,
the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- Basil
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- miso-
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- bails
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noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- mils
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noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Lins
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noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- nos-
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- min.
-
- numb
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adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- MusB
-
- mus.
-
- maul
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noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- lino
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noun,
linoleum.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Lion
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noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- LISA
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nom.
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- limb
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noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- nobs
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noun,
Slang. the head.
- noil
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- mil.
-
- Nasi
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noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Lima
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- nail
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- limn
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Miao
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noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- nabs
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verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- obis
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noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- mun.
-
- MSBA
-
- loam
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noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- mol.
-
- MALS
-
- Oman
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noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- MNAS
-
- mail
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noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mal-
-
- Moab
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noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- Man.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- lobs
-
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
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noun,
a female given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- obs.
-
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Mons
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noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- mis-
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- Mona
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noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 1080
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- bal.
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Sol.
-
- soln
-
- BMus
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Aus.
-
- Soni
-
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- Blum
-
noun,
Léon [lee-on;; French ley-awn] /ˈli ɒn;; French leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1872–1950, French statesman, journalist, and Socialist Party leader: premier of France 1936–37, 1938, 1946–47.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- sub-
-
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- abs-
-
- uni-
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- ABLS
-
- abl.
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- USIA
-
- USMA
-
- USNA
-
- Alb.
-
- ALBM
-
- ANSI
-
- AMLS
-
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- amus
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Alis
-
- Bol.
-
- bin-
-
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- iso-
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- SBLI
-
- Bomu
-
noun,
a river in central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing N and W into the Uele River to form the Ubangi River. About 500 miles (805 km) long.
- ins.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- ious
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Saml
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Sam.
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Lani
-
- Lib.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Sab.
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- Lam.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Lab.
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- ISBN
-
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- BSNA
-
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- SLBM
-
- BSLM
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- bul.
-
- Buna
-
- bus.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- UNO
-
- Om.
-
- NMI
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- NMU
-
- Ola
-
- USN
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NSA
-
- USM
-
- obl
-
- SMB
-
- SMA
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- USB
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- uns
-
- So.
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OAU
-
- NSU
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- OSB
-
- OSA
-
- ob.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- OMB
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- NUM
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SBA
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- SLA
-
- sb.
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ONI
-
- USA
-
- OAS
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SNU
-
- UAM
-
- ons
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- NUL
-
- USO
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- in.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Ia.
-
- IOU
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ium
-
- IUS
-
- AMU
-
- La.
-
- AMS
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ial
-
- io-
-
- ASN
-
- BLM
-
- ASU
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ASM
-
- bl.
-
- ASI
-
- asb
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BLA
-
- BLS
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- AOU
-
- BMI
-
- BMS
-
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- BSM
-
- BSN
-
- BSO
-
- bu.
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- abn
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLS
-
- ABM
-
- MNA
-
- MNS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MOI
-
- NIA
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MSA
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- ab-
-
- Am.
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NBA
-
- MBO
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mao
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Amb
-
- LBO
-
- ALU
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- LIM
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ALM
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- LON
-
- LSI
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- LSM
-
- lub
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- MSL
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- NBS
-
- SU
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- UI
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AO
-
- UL
-
- U.
-
- UB
-
- NL
-
- B-
-
- MN
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MB
-
- ol
-
- OA
-
- O.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ln
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- NI
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LM
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- L.
-
- BM
-
- BO
-
- SN
-
- i.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NM
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- SM
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.